DSound, your voice is worth something
DSound is media Dapp built on the steem blockchain which allows its users to monetize their voice.
Using blockchain technology, it offers free censorship resistance.
Meaning, content uploaded is directly on the user's discretion with DSound having no control of the sounds.
Contents stored are done via an IPFS network which supports various sounds formats.
DSound is a decentralized platform, that allows anyone to upload, listen and discover music and other sounds stored on top of the IPFS Network. It uses blockchain as a persistent database, so by posting their sounds, the authors can earn rewards in cryptocurrency, when other users like their content, which can be exchanged easily to US Dollars, Euros or any other currency, with a look and feel very similar to Soundcloud. stateofthedapps.
Like other steem based Dapp, users are required to own a steem account.
To register a steem account, visit this link https://signup.steemit.com/ or use other methods listed Here.
After creating a steem account, you will need to have access to your posting key, from the steps listed in this Tutorial.
First, you will need to copy your posting key via the tutorial link shared above.
Go to https://dsound.audio
Click on Login from the top right corner
Type in your steem username and posting key on their required fields
Click on Login, it will take few seconds to log you in depending on your network speed.
It supports various types of audio formats
Fast forward
Next and previous song
Shuffle (random collection of songs)
Download option
Buy
It supports various types of audio formats
Offline or online, different file formats usually becomes an issue when dealing with video and audio contents.
Most times, it requires the user to download different players in other to have access to this wide range of video and audio content.
Using IPFS network to store data, DSound supports a wide range of audio formats.
Formats ranging from the popular to the least popular.
Meaning, your content can easily be uploaded without you needing to convert from one file to another.
Some of the supported audio formats are,
WAV
MP3
FLAC
OGG
MP4
AAC and others.
Fast forward
Sometimes, the need to fast forward a song comes to mind, probably the earliest stage of the song has little or no information to pass.
The fast forward option becomes useful then.
Not broadly written as fast-forward, users can click any point of the wave-like sound icon when playing a song to fast-forward to their required position.
Next and previous song
One of the best feature users might consider available in DSound is the random playlist.
Upon accessing DSound, you can play a song directly, without needing to click on any content.
Not knowing what will play, it creates kind of a spark and uniqueness.
Shuffle
If you a music lover then you probably not new to this option, when clicked, this brings up random song selections as the playlist continues to play.
Download option
By default, all audios uploaded via DSound is downloadable.
This feature allows the user to set the download option visible to the public or not.
Buy
All great artist requires an audience and also money to support themselves.
Being a decentralized platform does not mean users are demanded to make their content free to use.
When uploading a file, users can choose to make their content up for purchase or not.
This replaces the download option with a buy button.
Unlike most audio platform which requires users to subscribe before allocating space to them, DSound provides a free to use censorship free platform.
With no control of the audio files uploaded, users now have a wide range of sounds to upload.
DSound does not temper or put ads to your content to generate funds for themselves.
Content uploaded can be monetized via the steem blockchain.
The features listed above sure make DSound different and unique from other platforms.
Although, a mobile or PC app will go a long way to provide flexibility and ease of use.
4/5 due to its uniqueness
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